[1st time veg grower]

Oooh Elcie, not sure - maybe an omlet? Been getting two eggs a day since wednesday (loved that too!) and now three today. Therefore, two of the eggs are not exactly normal egg size yet, but the three together might make a decent omlet? Whatever I do make I know it will taste lovely!

Just really glad all the girls are laying now. All the eggs are slightly different shades of brown so I like that too! ;-)

[carolbriar]

What time are you expecting us for lunch

[nicky d]

congrats, ive got my mum in law coming on thursday, shes a great cook so shes gonna teach me some recipes for my eggs,  im really really bad at cooking, i can just about manage the basics to feed my children but i feel i owe it to my girls to deliver some other eggs based dishes,  top of my list is to teach me to make a queche   nickyx

[1st time veg grower]

Well Carol you could've come as when I went out to give them some corn just now...yep someone has laid another egg!

4 eggs...3 hens.... Not sure whats going on, but I like it! The extra egg looks like its from the newbie layer as its the same as the new one I got this morning. Although to be fair, I didn't check the nest box when I put them to bed last night so the newbie could actually have laid her first egg sometime yesterday evening.

Nicky, I'm also looking for some egg based recipes too - there is one I use a lot anyway which is originally from a vegetarian cookbook and its really simple and tastes really good- stuffed tomatoes. I'm (hopefully ) growing some 'Striped stuffer' tomatoes and marjoram especially for this recipe! If you like tomatoes and fancy giving it a go I'll happily PM you the instructions!

[chuckmad]

I got my first egg on Tuesday, waiting for the next one now. 5 hens 1 egg . we're getting there at least

[1st time veg grower]

They'll get there - and when they do you will appreciate them even more! Someone I know got their hens the same day as me and still only one of hers is laying...she is slightly envious as I already have a backlog and am already thinking of pickling some and she has a family of four who would quite like eggs for breakfast!

Today I had some electricians round who watched in awe as I opened the nest box and removed today's three eggs! I hope I never lose that excited feeling!

[chuckmad]

Please let me have your recipe for pickling eggs, my dad would love those (and me too)

[1st time veg grower]

Was actually going to use this one off the site as I've never made them before!

www.allotment-garden.org/recipe/170/spiced-pickled-eggs-recipe/

There was also a thread recently about making them...

Hope that helps!